Multiculturalism and Education: Diversity and its Impact on Schools and Society

Multiculturalism and Education: Diversity and its Impact on Schools and Society
ISBN-10
1438409842
ISBN-13
9781438409849
Series
Multiculturalism and Education
Category
Education
Pages
226
Language
English
Publisher
State University of New York Press
Authors
Christopher R. Ward, Thomas J. La Belle

Description

This book introduces multiculturalism and its relationship to education and schooling, while also highlighting current approaches to multicultural education and placing them in a broad comparative and international context. Through a comparative view that is both domestic and international, the book explores ethnicity, race, class, and education (kindergarten through higher education) as they interact to integrate populations, while also serving vested interests and enhancing group identity and status. The authors position multiculturalism as a political and social phenomena that affects and interacts with education and its institutions. To do this, they draw upon international cases as well as the history of segmentation and integration in the United States.

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